New Right perspective on education

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A Levels Sociology (Education) Mind Map on New Right perspective on education, created by dottydiva96 on 10/04/2014.
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New Right perspective on education
  1. Believe in meritocracy and natural talent
    1. Different to Functionalist in that they don't believe the current education system is beneficial
      1. Solution - remove state influence from schools and introduce marketisation
        1. Competition will bring greater choice, diversity and efficiency
        2. Chubb and Moe: consumer choice
          1. State education failed to create equality
            1. Inefficient in producing skilled workers
              1. Private schools do well as they are answerable to the consumer - parents
                1. Students from WC do 5% better in private schools
              2. Two roles for the state
                1. Quango organisations such as Ofsted remain to create competition
                  1. Transmitting a shared culture through the NC
                  2. Critcisms
                    1. Only benefits the MC who can use their cultural and economic capital to access the better schools
                      1. Marxist - transmits ideology of RC
                        1. Ignores social inequality
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